Lockhart is the county seat of Caldwell County which is centrally located just 15 miles from Austin, 5 miles from Interstate 35 and San Marcos with Interstate 10 running through Luling at the southern tip of the county. The new SH-130 will be bisecting the county from the north to the southwest.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOCKHART, TEXAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LOCKHART, TEXAS, TO RECLASSIFY THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 15.202 ACRES IN THE BYRD LOCKHART SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 17, AND LOCATED AT 1205 LOVERS LANE, FROM AO AGRICULTURAL-OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RMD RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT.

The complete ordinance may be viewed at the City Secretary’s Office, 308 West San Antonio Street, Lockhart, Texas, during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Lockhart Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at 7:00 P.M. in the lower level of City Hall, 308 West San Antonio Street, Lockhart, Texas, to receive public input regarding the following:

SUP-11-13. A request by Gary D. Duran for a Specific Use Permit to allow a Manufactured Home on 15.202 acres in the Byrd Lockhart Survey, Abstract

All interested persons owning property within 200 feet of this property who wish to state their support or opposition may do so at this Public Hearing; or they may submit a written statement to the City Planner or his designee for presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commission at or before the time the Public Hearing begins.

Should any person be aggrieved by the Commission’s action, a request may be submitted in writing for an appeal to City Council. Such request must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator (City Planner) within ten calendar days of the date of the Commission’s action.

Dan Gibson, AICP

City Planner

512-398-3461, ext. 236

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NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Lockhart Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at 7:00 P.M. in the lower level of City Hall, 308 West San Antonio Street, Lockhart, Texas, to receive public input regarding the following:

ZC-11-02. A request by David Dalton for a Zoning Change from CMB Commercial Medium Business District to RMD Residential Medium Density District on part of Lot 3, Block 42, in the Original Town of Lockhart, consisting of 0.542 acres located at 508 E. Market Street.

All interested persons owning property within 200 feet of this property wishing to state their support or opposition must do so at this Public Hearing; or they must submit a written statement to the City Planner or his designee for presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commission at or before the time the Public Hearing begins.

In the event that property owners should desire to protest the action of the Planning and Zoning Commission, they must: (1) file their written protest with the City Secretary on or before five days prior to the Public Hearing before the City Council; and, (2) the written protest must be signed and acknowledged by the owners of at least 20 percent of the land included in the proposed change, or by owners of at least 20 percent of the land area within a 200-foot radius of the boundary of the proposed change. To be a valid protest, both conditions (1) and (2) above must be met or the petition will be rejected.

The City of Lockhart City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at 7:30 PM in the lower level of City Hall, 308 W. San Antonio, Lockhart, Texas, to consider this zoning change request, the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and valid protests if any.

Dan Gibson, AICP

City Planner

512-398-3461, ext. 236

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

CENTEX Storage Lockhart pursuant to the Provisions of Chapter 59 of Texas Property Code, shall conduct a public sale of the contents of the storage room(s) listed below in Lockhart, Texas, telephone # 512-398-2870 on the date below to satisfy a landlord’s lien. All sales will be for cash to the highest bidder. All successful bidders shall take possession and remove the contents of the room immediately. CenTex Storage reserves the right to reject any bids and to withdraw any items from such sale.

According to the 2010 Census data, the County’s commissioner precincts are not of sufficiently equal population and must be redrawn in order to comply with the “one-person, one-vote” equal population principle established by the U.S. Constitution.

The Caldwell County Commissioners Court is considering new boundaries for its commissioner precincts and wants to hear from you. (Justice Precincts will also be changed to be identical.) Tell us what you think about the preliminary commissioner precinct plans at the public hearing described below:

PUBLIC HEARING ON

REDISTRICTING

PROPOSALS

6:00 PM

July 29, 2011

1403 Black Jack Street, Lockhart, TX 78644

The preliminary plans for the commissioner precincts will be available at the hearing and are available for public inspection during normal business hours at Monday through Friday from now until the date of the public hearing.

A copy of the plan is also available at Caldwell County Courthouse, County Judge Office located at 210 South Main Street, Lockhart, TX 78644. In addition, you need to be aware that the Commissioners Court has adopted Guidelines for public participation. The Guidelines, among other things, require that comments be submitted in writing even if you make them orally at the hearing; all written comments are due by the close of the hearing. The Guidelines may be found at www.co.caldwell.tx.us Any plans that are proposed must conform to the redistricting Criteria adopted by the Commissioners Court. The Criteria are found at www.co.caldwell.tx.us

Sealed proposals for contracts listed below will be received by TxDOT until the date(s) shown below, and then publicly read.

CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/BUILDING FACILITIES CONTRACT(S)

Dist/Div: Austin

Contract 0152-02-069 for PAVEMENT REPAIR, MILL, SEAL, & OVERLAY in CALDWELL County will be opened on August 10, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the State Office.

Plans and specifications are available for inspection, along with bidding proposals, and applications for the TxDOT Prequalified Contractor’s list, at the applicable State and/or Dist/Div Offices listed below. If applicable, bidders must submit prequalification information to TxDOT at least 10 days prior to the bid date to be eligible to bid on a project. Prequalification materials may be requested from the State Office listed below. Plans for the above contract(s) are available from TxDOT’s website at www.txdot.gov and from reproduction companies at the expense of the contractor.

NPO: 37223

State Office

Constr./Maint. Division

200 E. Riverside Dr.

Austin, Texas 78704

Phone: 512-416-2540

Dist/Div Office(s)

Austin District

District Engineer

7901 N IH35

Austin, Texas 78761-5426

Phone: 512-832-7060

Minimum wage rates are set out in bidding documents and the rates will be part of the contract. TXDOT ensures that bidders will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin.

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF PROPOSED TEXAS

DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) CONTRACTS

Sealed proposals for contracts listed below will be received by TxDOT until the date(s) shown below, and then publicly read.

CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/BUILDING FACILITIES CONTRACT(S)

Dist/Div: San Antonio

Contract 6230-51-001 for REMOVE AND REPLACE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS – SOUTH in BEXAR

County, etc will be opened on August 09, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the State Office for an estimate of $921,367.97.

Plans and specifications are available for inspection, along with bidding proposals, and applications for the TxDOT Prequalified Contractor’s list, at the applicable State and/or Dist/Div Offices listed below. If applicable, bidders must submit prequalification information to TxDOT at least 10 days prior to the bid date to be eligible to bid on a project. Prequalification materials may be requested from the State Office listed below. Plans for the above contract(s) are available from TxDOT’s website at www.txdot.gov and from reproduction companies at the expense of the contractor.

NPO: 37066

State Office

Constr./Maint. Division

200 E. Riverside Dr.

Austin, Texas 78704

Phone: 512-416-2540

Dist/Div Office(s)

San Antonio District

District Engineer

4615 NWLoop 410

San Antonio, Texas 78229-0928

Phone: 210-615-1110

Minimum wage rates are set out in bidding documents and the rates will be part of the contract. TXDOT ensures that bidders will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin.